Advent Conspiracy
Can Christmas Still Change the World?

Name: Advent Conspiracy
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Rick McKinley
ISBN: 9780310400523

Author: Rick McKinley, Chris Seay, Greg Holder

Narrator: Chris Seay

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 12/15/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Religious Holidays

Synopsis

Are you fed up with how consumerism has stolen the soul of Christmas? This year, take a stand! Join the growing groundswell of Christ-followers who are choosing to making Christmas what it should be—a joyous celebration of Jesus' birth, not a retail circus. Advent Conspiracy invites individuals, families, groups, and entire churches to substitute compassion for consumerism by practicing four simple but powerful, countercultural concepts: Worship Fully—because Christmas begins and ends with Jesus! Spend Less—and free your resources for things that truly matter. Give More—of your presence: your hands, your words, your time, your heart. Love All—the poor, the forgotten, the marginalized, and the sick in ways that make a difference.

About Rick McKinley

Rick McKinley is the author of Faith for this Moment: Navigating a polarized world as the people of God and This Beautiful Mess. He is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Community in Portland, Oregon, a church creatively demonstrating the faithful presence and prophetic witness of Chris in their city. Rick and his wife, Jeanne, live with their four children in Portland.

About Chris Seay

Chris Seay is the pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas, recognized for exploring spiritual questions of culture and breaking new ground in art, music, and film. Chris is the author of The Gospel According to Tony Soprano and The Gospel Reloaded. He lives in Houston with his wife, Lisa, and their four children.

About Greg Holder

Greg Holder is lead pastor of The Crossing, a thriving multi-site church in the St. Louis area. Greg is also the author of The Genius of One: God’s Answer for a Fractured World. He speaks around the world on the topics of leadership, bridge-building, and relational health. A father of two girls, he lives in Wildwood, Missouri with his wife, Robin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda

I was looking forward to this book and thought spring would be a good time to read it. I wanted to distance myself from Christmas so I could spend some time processing the points and planning for next year. I have to say that the marketing team for this movement did a good thing with the phrase "wor......more

Goodreads review by Robert

I read this book and watched the videos with a group looking to think differently about Christmas. In the end, I found it pretty shallow. Their assumptions about the demographic reading the book is that everyone is middle class (maybe upper middle class) and that we're all spending to excess on Chri......more

Goodreads review by Ricky

I agree with a number of other reviewers here that mention how the audience is too narrow in scope. If you are an upper middle class American Christian who struggles with materialism, then yes. Otherwise, it came off as a bit harsh on gift giving and and other secular Christmas traditions. I'm all f......more